Kevin Mandia | IT security and the law
When it comes to electronic discovery in investigations, finding the right information can be time-consuming and detrimental to the organization being investigated. Security expert Kevin Mandia discusses how to anticipate and protect against future online attacks.
Units from 44 nations find common ground
Combined Endeavor tests networks, communications.
NIC sponsors wiki on global disease
At the invitation of the National Intelligence Council, a group of graduate students have used their strategic intelligence class project to support and supplement the council's work on global disease.
Estonia's online infrastructure takes a hit
The country of Estonia has been fending off a hacking assault in the past three weeks that senior technology officials there call a cyberattack launched by, or at least from, Russia.
Energy reports losing 1,400 laptops in six years
The Energy Department notified Congress yesterday that it has lost 1,415 laptop PCs over the past six years. DOE said none of the laptops contained classified data.
Whose Tube? Not the DOD's
DOD cuts off access to 13 social Web sites, but does that leave soldiers out of touch?
Markey to DOD: drop Web site blocks
Rep. Edward Markey questions the logic behind blocking military personnel from visiting YouTube.com, myspace.com and 11 other popular sites.
DOD blocks popular Internet sites
The Pentagon announced that access will be blocked to 13 'entertainment sites' on the Internet, to protect the availability of network resources for DOD activities.
DISA plugs into on-demand
With its novel pay-per-use deal, the agency finds a creative way to turn hardware into capacity.
Army moves to contain, maybe kill, military blogs
The Army has issued revised regulations that set stringent new limits on soldiers' ability to participate in blogs and other Web services on the Internet.
Navy extends Alion contract for carrier work
The Navy has exercised an option year on a contract with Alion Science and Technology Corp. to provide services in support of the Program Executive Office for Aircraft Carriers.
The case of the missing e-mails
Congressional scrutiny of the White House's e-mail systems extends to agency archiving systems.
House committee targets RNC e-mail records
The House Judiciary Committee late Thursday sent a detailed request to the Republican National Committee asking for all e-mails that can be found on its servers generated by federal employees relating to the firing of several U.S. attorneys.
Waxman asks departments to preserve e-mail records
The brewing scandal over the firing and replacement of U.S. Attorneys by the Justice Department widened today, to include a broad swath of the executive branch.
Navy awards network-centric contract
The Navy's Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center has awarded a contract to Engineering Services Network.
NSA awards IT security training deal
National Security Agency and the International Information Systems Security Certification Consortium will continue their partnership on the Certification and Accreditation Professional and Systems Security Certified Professional certificates.
House panel subpoenas AG records
The Attorney General Alberto Gonzales inquiry spills into cyberspace.
Protecting and sharing data
Experts discuss cross-domain intelligence swapping.
Paller: Security priorities set by shame, not risk
When it comes to prioritizing IT security solutions, "convenience trumps security, but embarrassment trumps convenience." That's the rule of thumb offered by Alan Paller, director of research at the SANS Institute.
Army shores up EM spectrum skills
Iraq fighting shows need for spectrum management on the ground.
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